Dr. Alexander Mirtchev provides his take on the rising tide of challenges to the world order. A confluence of crises in different regions and of varied nature heralds an across-the-board push against or outright rejection of this order. Examples include: the Ukraine crisis, where international relation’s norms based on the Peace of Westphalia have been put to the test and the growth of radicalized extremism. The actions of the so-called Islamic State demonstrate how certain actors are no longer acting within the paradigm of behavior and values that have been espoused by the West.